WatchFan1
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not sure if you knew....
but the majority of watches I have seen for sale by gray dealers come ether from customers (or even some ADs themselves)
and have properly filled out paper-work. As such, they are fully covered by 2 year warranty as warranty goes with the watch - not the owner.
(as was correctly mentioned above)
authorized dealer question?
If I buy from a legit grey market dealer instead of an AD will I be able to send my watch to Patek or a Patek authorized service center to be repaired after the warranty expires. I understand they will not honor the warranty, but will they refuse to work ...
sure
You can always bring it to Patek for servicing. Besides they don't know where you bought it (grey market or AD) Grey market will be without warranty but they will fix it, only you'll pay for it. If it needs to be serviced I would send it to Patek and not ...
Patek Warranty
The official Patek warranty period covers grey market watches too. By definition a grey market watch is a pre-owned watch and the Patek warranty is transferable from the first owner to subsequent owners.
Yes, but
The warranty follows the watch IF it was properly completed and stamped/signed by the AD at the time of the original sale. If you buy from a gray market dealer and he provides with with a Certificate of Origin that was properly completed by the original A...